說一套，做一套

Chinese
to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to cover; covering; case
to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath
 to do; to make; to produce
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
to cover; covering; case
to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath
trad. (說一套，做一套) 說 一 套 ， 做 一 套
simp. (说一套，做一套) 说 一 套 ， 做 一 套

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shuōyītào, zuòyītào
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄊㄠˋ , ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄊㄠˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōyītào, zuòyītào [Phonetic: shuōyítào, zuòyítào]
      • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄊㄠˋ , ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧ ㄊㄠˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: shuoyitào, zuòyitào
      • Wade–Giles: shuo1-i1-tʻao4, tso4-i1-tʻao4
      • Yale: shwō-yī-tàu-, dzwò-yī-tàu
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuoitaw, tzuohitaw
      • Palladius: шоитао, цзоитао (šoitao, czoitao)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Verb

說一套，做一套

  1. one's actions do not match up to one's words

Synonyms
  • 言行不一 (yánxíngbùyī)
  • (Cantonese) 講一套，做一套／讲一套，做一套
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